Novakovic buoyed by Slovenia win
Milivoje Novakovic was delighted to continue his comeback trail with a brace in Slovenia's 3-1 win over New Zealand yesterday. The Cologne forward set his team on their way to victory in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ warm-up match with two stunning free-kicks.
And he then warned Group C opponents England, Algeria and USA that he is still not back to his best after undergoing treatment on an abdominal injury. "First of all I have to thank the medical team," Novakovic said.

"Every day we have dealt with therapies, we really worked day and night. Thank God I'm ready for the World Cup. It is much better but not yet perfect. But there is no excuse.
It is important that the team won. We head to South Africa proudly. Our goal is the second round, and we will try to achieve that.
Slovenia's Milivoje Novakovic following the 3-1 win over New Zealand
"In physical terms I may still be at reasonable levels, but these two goals and the game give us motivation for further work.
"We are once again proving that we are a collective unit. It is true that without such support, the team would not play so well. It is important that we are all healthy and unscathed after this game.
"It is important that the team won. It's good for confidence. We head to South Africa proudly. Our goal is the second round, and we will try to achieve that."